Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bow

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Bow:
  • 48.561642, -122.398535
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bow

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Skagit County
  • Since Bow is near Whatcom County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whatcom County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Island County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bow

Communities Also Named Bow ...

We found three communities that are also named Bow.

Within Washington, the name Bow is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Cumberland County
    • This Bow is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bow that is located in Skagit County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Bow.
  • New Hampshire
    • Merrimack County
    • This Bow is located in Merrimack County and lies 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bow that is located in Skagit County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Bow.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Indiana County
    • This Bow is located in Indiana County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bow that is located in Skagit County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Bow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bow ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Chuckanut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
• Chuckanut Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Junction
• Edison
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Edison is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Edison Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
• Equality ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Equality is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
• Leary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leary is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
• Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prairie is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Sunset
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Skagit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Bow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bow and extending to:

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bow to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,322 miles [3,736.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'